John Terry's reaction to William Saliba handball during Chelsea vs. Arsenal says it all

John Terry has had his say on whether or not Chelsea should have been awarded a penalty during their Premier League clash against Arsenal.

Half-time at Stamford Bridge sees The Blues 1-0 up against The Gunners, thanks to Cole Palmer slotting a penalty kick into the bottom left corner of David Raya’s net.

Referee Chis Kavanagh was initially uninterested in Mykhailo Mudryk’s header smacking off of William Saliba’s right arm - which was held at shoulder height - and continued play.

However, VAR intervened and prompted the official to head to the monitor for a second look.

After a check, it was ruled that the Arsenal centre-back’s arm was in an unnatural position and announced that Chelsea were to be awarded a penalty.

Following Palmer’s strike, former Pensioners captain John Terry has taken to social media to give his verdict on the decision.

Posting to his 666,6000 X (formerly Twitter) followers, Terry said: “Delighted we got the penalty but I don’t agree with the rules on this, very harsh on defenders. I would have been fuming if that was given against me back in the day. But happy now.”

Since posting, fans have come out in their droves to give their opinion on whether or not VAR should have intervened with the original decision.

“You are right,” replied one X user.

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A second said: “It is a pen. All. Day. Long. You would have been screaming for it back in the day, JT. Mudryk's header was going towards goal, the arm stopped it. It is a pen.

“The way rules for pen are as of now, it would have been harsh if Chelsea didnt get the pen, but yes we take every goal we get,” replied a third.

Another wrote: “VAR IS CORRUPT! The easiest way for those in power to alter the outcome of matches. Bring me back to the days where you could get away with a foul and not have to play the next 3 minutes scared. Disgraceful.”

A fifth replied: “Let's address this after this game. Hopefully (sic) with a W in the books.”

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